Loans and Debt
959 questions
Is it permissible for children to take money exceeding their known needs from their wealthy, non-stingy father, without his knowledge? What is the ruling on the surplus money that was taken previously, and must it be returned? How can it be returned if the children do not possess the money and are unable to inform the father?
Is it sufficient to give the stolen money in charity on behalf of its owner, given that the thief has repented but cannot return it to her due to his travel, and is there a solution for a debt whose owner cannot be reached?
Is it obligatory for the questioner to inform his father of his fear that his paternal uncles will demand the repayment of his father’s debts after his death, knowing that they benefited from the trade that relied on these debts?
What is the ruling on money taken from one's father without his knowledge, and is it permissible to consider it a debt to be repaid later, and will repentance and supplication be accepted in this case?
What is the ruling on borrowing money for the purpose of giving a gift?
Is it permissible to pay off a debt before marriage—a sum of 20,000 pounds from orphans' money—using the husband's money without his knowledge, considering that he has given her freedom to dispose of his money?
How is a down payment from 20 years ago to be returned, given the change in the Algerian Dinar's value? Should it be returned at its nominal value (nine million) or at its purchasing power at that time?
What should a girl do who does not have money to repay it, and she had given in charity what she possessed on behalf of the deceased owner of the company?
Is it permissible to take the money owed by the heirs if that is possible, and is it permissible to take part of this right from one of the heirs who owes me money?
What is the ruling on a son paying off his father's debt with his own money without his father's permission? Is this considered theft? Is he required to return the amount after paying it off? And is it permissible for him to eat and buy from the grocery store in this situation?
How can old debts be paid to people whose whereabouts are unknown, and is forgiving others considered an argument before God for the repayment of these debts?
Is the money my friend took from the girl's mother lawful or unlawful, knowing that her father works in both lawful and unlawful projects, and that the money is in exchange for the girl dropping her right against him?
Is it permissible to repay a debt that caused a debtor to be imprisoned, when that money is the result of drug trafficking?
Is the diyya (blood money) for a woman half that of a man? Was woman created from a crooked rib? Does the hadith "You are the companions of Yusuf" diminish the status of women? Is it true that a woman's testimony is not accepted in disputes, based on the verse of debt? Is the hadith "Indeed, ill omens are in three: women, dwellings, and horses" authentic?
Is what happened considered a form of usury (riba), where the questioner gave his friend 20 dirhams in exchange for 18 dirhams that the friend paid on his behalf, and he did not ask for the remainder either out of shyness or because it was not available?
How is it possible to financially support a Hindu brother who is about to get married and accompany him to his wedding ceremony, especially after his previous supportive stances in defending the questioner's religion and helping him settle his debt?
How can money be purified from the effect of usurious interest after repaying the related loans and purchasing various properties?
Is a person to be blamed who sold land he had vowed for building a mosque, in order to pay off a debt he incurred to vouch for another person, and that after he had deposited part of the money with the creditor to avoid prosecution, and what should he do now?
What is the ruling on purchasing a computer and clothes with illicitly gained money from impermissible advertisements? Is it permissible to donate the equivalent value of the illicit money as charity while keeping the computer? Can this charity be paid in installments?
Am I obligated to pay the money owed by my wife to the state, knowing that she does not possess money or a job, and I have the financial capability to do so, taking into consideration that the state does not obligate her to pay if she lacks money or a job?
What is the ruling on a mother disposing of her son's share of his father's inheritance without his knowledge, and is it permissible for her to take this share to pay off her son's debt to her, and is it permissible for her to trade with this money without his knowledge?
Is it permissible for a wife to take from her husband's money without his knowledge to compensate her for what she spent from her own money on the house and children, or to buy things she deems necessary for herself and her children that he considers unnecessary?
Is it permissible to take out a loan to pay off debts and develop one's business due to straitened circumstances and the fear of work being disrupted?
Is the wife entitled to reclaim some of the money she spent on her home, husband, and children during her period of employment, despite her husband's shortcomings in providing for them?